Silicon Valley real estate shows who’s winning in tech right now

About a third of future homebuyers say their credit score might hurt their ability to buy a home, according to a new survey by Experian.

Mortgage applications rise 1.3% but buyers pull back
Interest rates held relatively steady last week, near one-year lows, but homebuyers were not enticed. Here’s why.

Housing data add to signs of weak Q1 GDP growth
Starts fell more than expected in March, suggesting some cooling in the housing market in line with signs of a sharp slowdown in economic growth.

Homebuilder blues: Don’t blame labor shortage
A Goldman report suggests weak home construction isn’t because of labor shortages.

Setting the stage to sell your home
Staged homes spend half as much time on the market than non-staged homes, experts say.

Miami Beach real estate is melting down
The number of sales and prices in posh Miami Beach fell during the first quarter, according to a new report.

Fixing up your home? Here’s what pays off
These features can boost a house’s sale price, Zillow found.

Homebuyers finally fuel mortgage volume, up 10%
It took a few weeks, but near record low mortgage rates may be pushing more homebuyers into this spring’s housing market.

Insurer seeks to ease housing bubble fears
ValueInsured is offering a down payment protection plan for your home equity.

Mortgage rates dip to annual low: Will they stick?
Political and economic factors are behind the fall in mortgage rates, which follow loosely Treasury yields.

Million-dollar home sales surge in this Southern city
Austin was the No. 1 city last year for growth in sales of homes priced at $1 million or more, according to a report.

Refi reboot pushes mortgage applications up 2.7%
A sharp drop in mortgage rates was enough to spark a refinance rebound, and boost mortgage applications.

Election, economy hit vacation homebuyers
With the political future uncertain, vacation homebuyers are wary of putting money down on a discretionary purchase.

How are millions underwater as home prices rise?
In total, 3.2M homeowners nationally still owe more on mortgages than their homes are currently worth. How can that be?

Rent growth eases: Why it is happening?
Annual rent gains in Q1 dropped to 4.1 percent from 5 percent a year ago.

This NYC apartment’s a steal—at $15 million
For a mere $15 million, you can live in the same building where John Lennon and Yoko Ono once lived.

Tired of high rent? Try being a landlord here
Wondering how to get ahead, let alone pay your rising rent, take a look at where investors get decent returns buying up houses to rent.

Fewer refinances push mortgage applications down 1%
As interest rates inched higher, refinancings fell, impacting overall mortgage applications.

Home prices rise 5.7% in Jan: S&P/Case-Shiller
Home price appreciation in major U.S. metropolitan areas in the first month of the year kept pace with recent gains.

Why you should have bought a home last year
Anyone shopping for a home today has probably had at least one encounter with sticker shock.

The best month — and day — to list your home
It’s a seller’s market, but not all homes sell quickly, especially if the timing isn’t right. Which month works best?

Iran to splash up to $8B on global property: Study
Iranians will spend up to $8.5 billion on overseas real estate over the next five-to-10 years following the lifting of sanctions, a report has said.

Mortgage applications drop 3.3% on fewer refinances
Higher interest rates pushed mortgage refinancing activity down further, and home buying isn’t picking up the slack.

Home builder sentiment sits tight at 58
Confidence among the nation’s home builders held steady in March.

Real estate’s ticking bomb: Who gets hurt
Commercial real estate had a banner year in 2015, but there’s a catch that could cool the market quickly.